Serena Puang is a journalist and cultural critic currently based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She enjoys writing about books, Asian Americans, food and places worth the detour. She is currently open to comissions.
You can get in touch here.
Feature writing:
- Joy Sauce: Dong Phuong and the king cake that conquered Louisiana
- Times Picayune/The Advocate: Are dating apps as bad as everyone says? Experts and Baton Rouge users weigh in
- The Boston Globe: Here are five fun ‘Western’ foods to eat on your next trip to South Korea
- Chronicle of Higher Education: As Colleges Strive for a Return to Normal, Students With Disabilities Say, ‘No Thanks’
- NBC Asian America: Asians in U.S. share reasons they’re now looking at opportunities abroad
Opinion
- Sojourners: How do I love my incarcerated neighbor?
- New York Times: Affirmative Action is in Peril and Model Minority Stories Don’t Help
- Boston Globe Magazine: In High School I Participated in Debate. Then, I Saw its Ugly Side
Essays/Cultural Criticism:
- Sojourners: ‘Dawn Dusk’ explores hope and faith after domestic violence
- Midbrow: These cookies are to die for, a review of “To Die For” a cookbook of gravestone recipes
- Rooted: Love, War and Yuanfen: Karissa Chen’s stunning debut
- Boston Globe: A dystopian America that feels close to home (a review of “Our Missing Hearts” by Celeste Ng)
Boston Globe
During my 12 weeks in Boston, I wrote over twenty stories ranging from Q&As (I interviewed Chris Evan about “Lightyear” and his viral Boston accent slip) to in depth reported features (my favorites linked below). In addition to pitching over half my own stories, I also pitched, reported, and produced a reported audio feature about English teachers of color in Asia as part of the AAJA Voices program. If you want more information about my time in Boston, you can check out this archive of my work or my Boston Globe author page.